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(N0 Model-) F. C. WILSON 8u. Z. H. BOOLS.

NOZZLB POR sHlPPINGGANs.

No. 257,120. Patented Apr. 25; 1882.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OEEreE.

F. CORTEZ WILSON AND ZADOCK H. BOOLS, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, SAID BOOLSASSIGNOR TO SAID WILSON.

NOZZLE FOR SHIPPING-CANS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of ALetters Patent No. 257,120, dated April25, 1882.

Application tiled August 25, 1881.` (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Beit known that we, F. CORTEZ WILSON andZAnocKH.BooLs,eitizensoftheUnited States, residing at Chicago, in thecounty of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Nozzles for Shipping-Cans, which are fully setforth in the following specification, reference being had to theaccompanyingdrawings, in whichro Figure l represents a plan view ot' aportion ot' a can-top with our improvement applied;

Fig. 2, a section ot' the same on the line .z Figl; Fig. 3, a detailsection taken on the line y y, Fig. 2 and Fig. 4, a detail plan ot' asection of the can-cover.

Our improvement relates to ilattopped shipping-cans, and is intended tobe applied to such cans as are provided with jackets and covers, so astobe incased, the cans being zo either cylindrical, rectangular, or of anyother form in cross section.

Itis we ll known that much difculty has been experienced heretofore inattaching the nozzles to the tops in such a way as to protect thenozzle, and at the same time protect the can from breaking, the greatdifficulty' being that the nozzle has been supported entirely by thecan-top, so that a blow or pressure upon the nozzle will frequentlybreak away 3o the top from the body ot' the can. It is the object of ourimprovement to avoid this difficulty; and the invention consists indevices ot` special construction and arrangement to obviate thisditiculty by resisting this thrust 3 5 on the can-top.

W'e will proceed to describe one way of carrying out our invention, andwill then point out definitely in the claims the special improvementswhich we believe to be new and 4o desire to secure by Letters Patent.

In the drawings we have only shown the top of the can and a smallportion of' the body, as the lower portion of' the latter has nothing todo withour present invention.

In the drawings, A represents the body of the can, which may becylindrical or of any other form; and B, the top, which is flat, and inthis instance fits over the outside ot' the body, like a cover, and issecured in the ordi- 5o nary way. The can is provided with an outsidejacket, C, of wood preferably, and a wooden bottom will betittedto thelower end of the jacket, as usual. Iheupper end ofthe jacket issurrounded by an outside hoop, D, and is extended up above the top ofthe can sufficiently to receive the cover E, which is fitted within thejacket, and is also of wood. Tile nozzle F is inserted in an opening, b,in the top of the can, near its outer edge, the edge of the metal aroundthe opening being 6o upset, as shown in Fig.3 of the drawings, andclosely fitting the nozzle, which is slightly liaring. A notch, is cutin the edge of the cover to accommodate the nozzle and to provide forthe easy ttting of the cover in place. The nozzle is ot' course solderedto the can top, and it projects slightly above the cover.

A plate, G, is provided of somewhat larger area than the cross-sectionof the nozzle, and has a central opening made in it to aceommo- 7o datethe latter. In the drawings the ed ge of the plate around thenozzle-opening is shown upset and tting under the turned-over upper edgeof the nozzle, to which it may be soldered,

if desired, though this is not necessary, as this plate should make aclose tit between the cover and the upper` edge of the nozzle. The plateis pressed down smoothly on the cover,

if necessary, and it there is any portion which projects beyond the hoopit should `be bent 2o down over the latter, as shown in the drawings.

In manufacture the fastening-plate is' first slipped on the nozzle overthe small end ot' the latter, and the nozzle is then secured to thecantop. The cover is then slipped into place underneath thefastening-plate and the jacket and hoop put in place and secured in theusual way.

Obviously some changes may be made in the 9o details ot' constructiondescribed above without modifying the essential principle ol' ourimprovement. The nozzle may be straight, andthe fastening-plate may beattached thereto by some other method than that above del scribed,provided, always, itis so arranged with reference to the nozzle andcover as to makea resistance-plate to counteract the downward thrust ofthe nozzle whenever force of any kind is applied. We do not thereforelimit roe ourselves to the particular details of construction hereinshown and described.

Ordinarily the nozzles of such incased cans as We have referred to havebeen loose in the cover, so that a blow or pressure on the upper end ofthe nozzle would be transferred at once to the can-top; butin ourimprovement it will be seen that the plate around the nozzle on theupper side of the cover takes up the force of the blow and transfersA itto the cover, thereby effectually preventing any injuryto the can by thebreaking away of the top. The resistance-plate should of course be ot'sulficient size t0 eft'ectually accomplish this purpose.

As a further protection in the shipping of cans, slats H may be fastenedacross the cover, being substantially flush with the top of the nozzle.A handle or bail, l, is attached to the top of the cover.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The fiat cau-top B, in combination with the flaring nozzle F, coverE, and plate G, fitted closely around the nozzle above the cover andresting on the latter, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. The fiat can-top B, in combination with the flaring nozzle F, havingits upper edge 'turned over, cover E, and plate G, fitted upon thenozzle, and having the edge around the nozzleopening upsetto rest underthe turnedover edge of the nozzle, substantially as described.

F. CORTEZ WILSON. ZADOCK H. BOOLS. Witnesses:

JN0. C. MACGREGOR, M. B. GAGE.

